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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Broetje-automation Gmbh, Rastede, DE;
Inventor:
Christoph Eusterwiemann, Oldenburg, DE;
Assignee:
Broetje-Automation GmbH, Rastede, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/32 (2006.01); B21J 15/10 (2006.01); B23P 19/00 (2006.01); B21J 15/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21J 15/32 (2013.01); B21J 15/105 (2013.01); B23P 19/002 (2013.01); B23P 19/006 (2013.01); B21J 15/10 (2013.01); B21J 15/142 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to an end effector for a riveting device, wherein the end effector includes a riveting module for placing a rivet element in a structural part, a rivet dispenser for dispensing rivet elements from a rivet magazine and a handling device for delivering a rivet element from the rivet dispenser to the riveting module The handling device includes an adjustment kinematics and a gripper arranged thereon for grabbing the rivet element. In some cases the adjustment kinematics has at least two adjustment axes for positioning the gripper.